Tourism in Cuba

Casinos, Castros, and Challenges

AvTony L. Henthorne

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Tourism inCuba: Casinos, Castros, and Challenges presents an in-depthexploration of the history and development of tourism in Cuba. Beginning withthe earliest days of prohibition in the US, Tony L. Henthorne illustrates how Cubastrove to position itself as an uninhibited Caribbean playground for thewell-heeled American traveler.This book analyzes the ways in which Cuban tourism reachedpreviously unimagined economic heights through the "new normal" of casinos,nightclubs, and prostitution during Fulgencio Batista's reign, and it examines theforces sustaining his rise to power.Fidel Castro's revolution set out to end Batista's reign ofcorruption, promising a new beginning for Cuba and the Cuban people. Casinoswere shuttered, and the other hedonistic trappings of decadence quicklyvanished; relations between the US and Cuba were severed, and the island begana long transformative relationship with the Soviet Union. This book provides anilluminating insight into the impact of these social and economic changes upontourism in Cuba.Henthorne goes on to explore Barack Obama's significanttravel and economic concessions to Cuba, which resulted in a soar in tourism,and he evaluates how Donald Trump has since scaled back on US overtures toCuba. He also provides an insider's look at the Cuban tourist product - what itwas, what it is, and what it may be in the future.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-10-04
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN:9781787439030

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Servicesektorn inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Tony L. Henthorne is a recognized researcher and expertin marketing and tourism development in Cuba and the greater Caribbean Basin. Afrequent consultant and speaker to members of the Caribbean tourism community,in 1995, Dr Henthorne became the first US marketing professor invited to speakat the University of Havana since the Cuban Revolution. Dr Henthorne isco-author of Investment in the New CubanTourist Industry: A Guide to Entrepreneurial Opportunities and is currentlya professor in the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the Universityof Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

Recensioner i media

This volume examines the history and development of tourism in Cuba, from the earliest days of Prohibition through the mob-influenced "Golden Age" to today. It details Cuba's history and its first tourists; casinos, nightclubs, and prostitution during Fulgencio Batista's reign; tourism and the revolution; tourism during the Special Period; expansion of international tourism after Fidel Castro turned over control of the government to his brother Raul; changes regarding travel to Cuba by US citizens under the Obama and Trump administrations; challenges for tourism in Cuba today; and areas for future development and growth.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefacePart 1 - CasinosChapter1: The First TouristsChapter2: An Era of DecadencePart 2 - CastrosChapter3: The Revolution and TourismChapter4: The Special Period, Part 1 (1990-1995)Chapter5: The Special Period, Part 2 (1995-2005)Chapter6: Cuban ThawPart 3 - ChallengesChapter7: A New Political and Economic EnvironmentChapter8: Challenges Old and NewChapter9: Where to from Here?